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MINUSCA denounces attack on staff in Bambari
MINUSCA has learned with dismay the attack on one of its staff while performing her duties on Tuesday morning in Bambari (Central CAR). MINUSCA’s official was wounded in the head while her team went to the village of Bornou…

MINUSCA pays tribute to fallen peacekeeper
MINUSCA today held a memorial service for Sergeant Claver Kayumba, who passed away following a road accident on 11 December 2019. Sergeant Kayumba joined MINUSCA on 13 May 2019 and was deployed to Bria. Born in 1974 in Rwanda…

MINUSCA highlights positive progress in the Central African Republic and launches a mission reconfiguration process
Six months after the Security Council renewed its mandate for one year, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is conducting a midterm review of the…

Lieutenant General Daniel Sidiki Traoré of Burkina Faso - Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 21January the appointment of Lieutenant General Daniel Sidiki Traoré of Burkina Faso as the Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated…

MINUSCA Force provides FACA elements with First Aid training in Kaga Bandoro
On 23 January 2020, in Kaga Bandoro, the Bangladesh Level II Hospital launched an 8-weeks training on First Aid and Basic Life Support program to Central Africa Army (FACA) members deployed in Sector Center, to provide them…

Rwanda’s remarkable contribution to peace in the CAR recognized
The Republic of Rwanda – its small size notwithstanding – is a giant of peacekeeping. The central African country certainly pulls its weight when it comes to global UN peacekeeping operations. Reason for MINUSCA to hold a…

Kaga Bandoro: leaders unite to celebrate first-year anniversary of the APPR
On 6 February 2020, Kaga Bandoro leaders including members of civil society, local associations, MINUSCA, CTS and CMOP delegates, and representatives of armed groups: UPC, MPC, FPRC, MLCJ, Anti-Balaka (Mokom and Ngaissona…

Nepali peacekeepers awarded UN medals for efforts in CAR stability
The service of Nepalese men and women has, for over six decades, been part of the bedrock of UN peacekeeping. In the Central African Republic (CAR), Nepali peacekeepers have played a key role in MINUSCA’s efforts in the…

Portuguese blue helmets awarded UN medals for impactful peacekeeping
The spirit of partnership – between Portugal, MINUSCA and the Central African Republic – shone bright as 180 blue helmets from the Portuguese Quick Reaction Force were honoured for their service in the Central African…

Army, Police and UN Force conduct joint patrols in Birao
The Zambian contingent of MINUSCA has been conducting robust and aggressive both foot and motorised joint patrols with the Central African Republic Army (FACA) and Security Forces (FSI) in Birao town. Arising from the fragile…
